Howard Alexander Smith

Howard Alexander Smith (30 January 1880-27 October 1966) was a US Senator from New Jersey (R) from 7 December 1944 to 3 January 1959, succeeding Arthur Walsh and preceding Harrison A. Williams.

Biography
Howard Alexander Smith was born in New York City, New York in 1880, and he became a lawyer in 1904. He later practiced law in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and he moved to New Jersey in 1919 to work in education. In 1934, he became treasurer of the New Jersey Republican State Committee, and he was a member of the Republican National Committee from 1942 to 1943. He served in the US Senate from 1944 to 1959, and he served as a special consultant on foreign affairs to the US Secretary of State from 1959 to 1960. He died in 1966.